Implement for filling farinaceous tubular rolls with food products



June 24, 1930. V c, Q EGBERT 1,767,918

IMPLEMENT FOR FILLING FARINACEOUS TUBULAR ROLLS \WITH FOOD PRODUCTS Fi-led Sept. 16 1926 INN-Mr r V -The principal object of my Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES Pair cameras 0. nennnr, or NIAGARA rams, NEW YORK Application filed. September is, 1926. Serial No. 125,784.

My invention relates in generalto implements for handling food products such as.

strips or rolls of meat and in particular to a device for filling tubular rolls of farinaceous material, such as those shown and described in .United States Patent N 0-. 1,589,-

850,, with sausages commonly; known as point of attachment to the handle 10, so

wieners or hot dogs. I 1

invention has been to provide an implement whereby a hot sausagemay be easily and quickly picked from the utensil in whichit is cooked and drawn into a tubular roll. I p i 7 Another object has beenlto providesuch a device whereby the sausage may be drawn into the tubular roll without splitting or mutilating the roll.

Furthermore, it has been an object 'to providean implement by which a hot sausage may be placed in a tubular roll without touchingthe sausage with the hands, thus accor nplishingv the operation in a thoroughly sanitary manner.

lidoreover,v my implement may befused to manipulate and turn the sausages in the pan" or other utensil while they are being cooked. I The above objects and advantages have been accomplished by the device shown in the accompanying drawings, of I which Fig. 1 is aperspective view of my device. Fig. 2 is a side, sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation 01": asimplified form of structure, partly in section.

Re-terring to the form of invention shown inFigs. 1 and 2, the implement comprises a handle 10, preferably of wood. A ferrule 11 is securedtothe handle and the ferrule has an outwardly extending annular flange 12 which acts as a stop for the tubular roll 13, which is shown in dottedlines in Fig. 2. The tubular roll is provided with the usual central hole 14 with hichthe-holding portion of my implement is engageable, which portion comprises a plurality of bold mediately adjacent the end 16 "fitted into a slot 19 formed in the handle. By means of the slot '19 and the; hole 17 each wire is securely attached to the handle and theferrule 11 holds the ends in engagement with the slotsand-holes. The holding; wires 15 are flared outwardly somewhat from the that when a roll 13 is placed over them, they will be forced toward eachotherand thereby resiliently hold the roll in place temporarily.

The outer ends of the ,wiresare brought to,

piece at this point. Theoutwardly extend ing ends 22 of thewires as they' leaveithe point 20'are flared outwardly and bent sub stantially at right .angles so astogprovide tines 23; 24 and v25'. These tines tormthe: tineor hook portion of my implement and are preferably sharpened at' their lower ends. and the outer tines 23 and 24iare longer than th e central. tine 25. \Nith this arrangement, whenthe implement is being used, the outer tines will serve tocenter the sausage: and to firmly; hold it while the tines are being,- driven into it. The tine portion is smaller readily slipped through the rolL. I

The simplified form of invention shown in Fig. 3 has a plurality of holding wires 28 which are brought together and suitably fastened at .29. The implement is formed at its torward .end with ahooked portion 30, similar to that of the otherform of the invention. A handle 31 ispro'vided on this implement, and the holding wires 28v are. driven into the. handle and are; preferably held therein by means of friction, The ends of the wires maybe serrated, ifdesired, before being driven into the handle.

than the holding portion so that it maybe will be. clear from the foregoing that V Fig. 2 by passing theawires through the hole of the roll and pushing the implement through the roll until the hilt formed by the annular flange 12 carried by the handle engages the forward end of the roll. It is obvious that since the holdingwires 15 are slightly bent outwardly so that a circle de scribed about them is somewhat larger than the size of the hole in the tubular roll, these brought into registering positionwith the "end of a sausage.

and 2% are longer than the central tine 25,

'into the" sausage. After the sausage has hese outer tines will serve tocenter the sausage and hold it while the central tine 25, as well as theouter tines, are driven been hooked by the implement, it is obvious that it'may be dipped in mustard or other V condiment, if desired, beforel'being drawn into the roll. accomplished without having to touch the Such an operation can be sausage with the hand. Furthermore, the

one hand ofthe operator is free to open and close the condiment container. If desirechfl the interior of theroll may be coated with condiment beforeit placed upon the implement,"the]holding' wires having such small bearing contact with the roll that very littleof'thecondiment will be removed before the sausage is drawn into the roll."

When it is {desired to placer the sausage Within the'roll, the roll is grasped by the hand of the operator, and the implement drawn out of itwhich servesto draw" the sausage into the hole'of the tubular roll; When the forward end of the sausage appears at the far end of the roll, the tines may be unhooked therefrom, thusleaving' the sausage within the roll; V

7 Because of the nature of my implement, each tubular :roll may be placed within a paper sack to prevent soiling or contamina tion when handling, either in the act of placing the roll upon the implement or while eating it. When so protected it is obvious that my implement may be forced through the bottom of. the bag by puncturing it, and the sausage pulled into the roll in a manner identical with that just above described. If desired, the paper bag may remain on the roll as it is eaten, the bag of course being stripped from' the roll during the process of consumption. Both the roll and the hands of the person eating it will, there: fore, remain unsoiled. i

As hereinbefore" pointed out, due to the fact that the outer tines 23 Obviously, some modifications of the de tails herein shown and described may be made Without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the appended claims, and I do not, therefore, wish to be limited to the exact embodiment herein shown and described, the form shown being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

1 Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: r r

1. An implement for placing food products within a tubular farinaceous roll,.com-' prising a handle, a plurality of interspaced,

resilient holding wires carried by the han-' dle and having outwardly bulging portions, and each of the wires being formed-at its outer end with a rigid, interspaced hook,

the hook of the middle wire-being shorter than the hooks of the outside wires. 7 V

2. An implement for placing foodproducts within a tubular farinaceous'roll, com-- prising a handle, a-right-angled hook portion for engaging the food,--and a holding portion between the handle and the hook portion, the holding portioncomprising. a plurality of interspaced,resilient, holding wires carried bythe handle and having out-V wardly bulging 'portionsfthej size of the; hook portion being less than the size of the, holding portion.

prising a handle, a right-angled hook portion for engaging the food, a holding' portion between the handle and 'thehook" portion, the holding portionfcompris'ing a" 3. An implement for placing food products withina tubular farinaceous roll, com-.

plurality of interspaced, resilient, holding wires carried by the handle and havin'g'out- I wardly bulging portions, the size of the hook portion being less than the size of the holding portion,'and means for permanently binding the wires together'near their outer 7 ends.

4:. An implement for placing food products within a tubular farinaceous roll, comprising a handle, a right-angled hook portion for engagingthe food, and a holding portionbetween the handle and the hook portion, the holding portion comprising a plurality'of intersp'aced, resilient, holding wires having outwardly bulging portions for springing engagement with a farinacel ous roll carried by the implement, each of the wires having'its inner end bent atright angles and secured against axial movement 1n the handle, the size of the hook port on being less than the size of the holding por-i 7 tion.

ucts within a tubular farinaceous roll, comprising a handle, a right-angled hook portion for engaging the "food, and a holding j 5. An implement for placing-food prodportionbetween the'handle and the hook portion, the holding portion comprising a plurality of interspaced, resilient, holding lee wires having outwardly bulging portions for springing engagement with a farinaeeous roll carried by the implement, each of the wires having its inner end bent at right angles and secured against axial movement in the handle, and a ferrule carried by the handle and provided with an outwardly extending stop flange. I

Intestimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

CHARLES C., EGBERT. 

